10 ways to have a better conversation

1. Don't multi-task (Be present in that moment)
2.  Don't pontificate
3. Use open-ended question
4. Go with the flow
5. If you don't know, say you don't know
6. Don't equate your experience with their (you experience != their experience)
7. Don't repeat yourself
8. Stay out of the weeds
9. Listen (if your mouth is open, you aren't learning--Buddha)
10. Be brief